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May 32019
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Complimentary Portfolio Reviews with Leica Gallery LA Curator Paris Chong

Have your portfolio reviewed by Leica Gallery Manager and Curator Paris Chong at the Leica Pavilion.

Presenters: Paris Chong

Location: Annenberg Space for Photography

Presented by:

  • Leica Camera

Have your portfolio reviewed by Leica Gallery Manager and Curator Paris Chong at the Leica Pavilion. With over seventeen years of experience in curating, managing, and promoting fine art galleries, take advantage of this exclusive opportunity to showcase your work to an industry professional in Leica’s complimentary portfolio review for feedback and insight.

Presenter Bios

  • Paris Chong

    Paris Chong

    Paris Chong is Manager and Curator of the Leica Gallery Los Angeles. Opened in 2013, The Leica Gallery Los Angeles was created to celebrate Leica photography. The Gallery provides unparalleled access to a rotation of curated exhibits, with imagery captured by classic and contemporary Leica photographers. Chong has over seventeen years of experience in curating, managing, and promoting fine art galleries and has represented galleries and artists in events such as: Photo LA, Photo SF, Paris Photo, Paris Photo LA and The Palm Springs Photo Festival as well as representing Leica Gallery Los Angeles at Art Basel Miami and Photo Paris, France. She has curated photography exhibitions for myriad artists from Bruce Gilden to Ralph Gibson, Melanie Pullen to Lenny Kravitz. Chong serves as guest curator for the ASC (American Society of Cinematographers). She was on the event committee for Photo15-17 and is Co-chair for Photo19 being held at Leica Gallery LA this year. Chong is also on the committee for Fresh Focus, a non-profit raising money to keep arts in underprivileged neighborhoods in the greater Los Angeles area.

Organizations

  • Leica Camera

    Leica Camera

    For 50 years, Leica Galleries across the globe have existed as more than mere exhibition spaces. They are places for imagination, dialogue, and connection. Since the first Leica Gallery opened in Wetzlar in 1976, a global network of Leica Galleries has grown across continents. These galleries are united by the belief that images have the power to move people and change perspectives. The Leica Galleries celebrate the art of seeing and the power of photography. They have been bringing cultures, generations, and stories together, spanning borders, for half a century—reinforcing the idea that true photography is timeless and that seeing is still a universal language.

     

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